Assistant Professor in Pharmacogenetics - Québec, Canada - Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

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Québec, Canada

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**Assistant Professor in Pharmacogenetics
**Faculty of Phamacy

In collaboration with the Research Centre of the _Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine_ (RC CHUSJ),
the Faculty of Pharmacy is looking for an assistant professor in pharmacogenetics
(tenure track position).

As the most important francophone faculty of pharmacy in North America, the Faculty of Pharmacy of the

Université de Montréal_ is devoted to ensuring leadership in education and delivering stateoftheart research

in pharmaceutical sciences and care. With their commitment and pursuit in innovation, our professors are
dedicated to the training of the next generation of professionals and experts who influence society as a whole
and the scientific community, thus sustaining the faculty's international recognition and reputation. By joining
our faculty as a professor, you will contribute to our mission which is to ensure leadership in education and
research on drugs, through an innovative and interdisciplinary approach that allows us to overcome society's
important health challenges. For more information, please visit us at

The CHUSJ is the most important mother-child hospital center in Canada. With more than 1400 employees,
including more than 250 researchers, the dynamic cutting-edge research conducted at RC CHUSJ aims to
understand the mechanisms underlying the disease and to develop new diagnostic, therapeutic and
preventive tools to improve the quality of life and the quality of care provided to mothers and children. For

As a professor, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the promotion of excellence in the

Faculty of Pharmacy through your teaching and research activities. You will also ensure the development

of your discipline in addition to actively contributing to the functioning of renowned institutions. In this capacity,

you will carry out the following functions.

program in the field of pharmacogenetics, primarily in pediatrics, but which may also be related to the
pharmacogenetics of adults. This program should aim to integrate and leverage large genomic, pharmaco
- analytic and clinical databases, possibly using artificial intelligence, to optimize pharmacologic therapies.
Among others, the program may aim to develop models for the interpretation of genomic sequences
generated in a diagnostic context in order to inform pharmacological therapies. The research program could
also cover the development and the evaluation of pharmacogenetics and analyses in clinical practice.

The RC CHUSJ offers an environment conducive to the development of a pharmacogenetic research
program since it hosts several relevant platforms (_Centre Québécois de Génomique Clinique_, _Centre _
- d'expertise et services de Génome Québec_, Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, RC CHUSJ Analytic

Pharmacology Platform, CHUSJ Clinical Data Lake and the _Centre d'accès aux données de recherche de _
- l'Institut de la Statistique du Québec_) and numerous research teams working in the fields of genetics and
pediatric pharmacology.

This research program should tie in with those of professors from the Faculty of Pharmacy and researchers
from RC CHUSJ. In order to facilitate the launch of research activities, the RC CHUSJ will provide the
will have access to the Biopharmacy Platform at the Faculty of Pharmacy.

pharmacology, and pathophysiology. He or she will also contribute to the supervision of undergraduate and
graduate students.

will actively participate in promoting her or his discipline through conferences, publications and scientific
activities. She or he will also participate in the functioning of the Faculty of Pharmacy and the RC CHUSJ
through contributions to committees and working groups.

To succeed in this role, you will need: 
Hold a Ph.
D. in pharmacogenomics, integrative pharmacology or other relevant discipline; 

Have completed a postdoctoral training or equivalent in a field relevant to the position; 

Having a pharmacy education is an asset; 

Québec - Santé or the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; 

An adequate knowledge of the French written and spoken language or a strong commitment to
mastering the proficiency level required, in accordance to Université de Montréal's Language Policy.
An institutional learning support program is offered to all professors wishing to learn French or
improve their communication skills.

We invite you to submit,
by March 31, 2023, your resume and a two-page description of your research
program for the next four years. In addition, a letter is requested indicating how you envisage your integration
into the Faculty of Pharmacy and RC CHUSJ, with regard to teaching and research. You must also attach

Lucie Blais, Ph.
D.
Vice-doyenne aux affaires professorales
Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Montréal

Additional information about the position

Reference number PHA 11-22/02

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